Vintage Deco Glass and Sterling Chainmaille Earrings

Vintage Deco Glass and Sterling Chainmaille Earrings

These earrings feature vintage carved glass drops from Czechoslovakia, circa 1920, and handwoven sterling chainmaille. The glass was created to mimic genuine stones and we have collected three different colors.

Details

1" long and 1/2" wide

choice of colors: turquoise matrix, jet, or chinese jade glass

Materials

sterling silver ear wires

art glass stones

chrome/rhodium setting

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